Senior NLP Engineer

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• NLP Solution Development:
  • Lead the design and development of NLP models and algorithms to address complex language processing challenges.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand product requirements and translate them into practical NLP solutions.
  • Implement and optimize state-of-the-art NLP techniques, including text classification, named entity recognition, relation extraction, sentiment analysis, language modeling, etc.
• End-to-End Product Development:
  • Play a crucial role in the entire product development lifecycle, from conceptualization to deployment and maintenance; working knowledge of Data-Engineering (MLOps) is a must.
  • Work closely with product managers, software engineers, data scientists, and DevOps team to ensure seamless integration of NLP components into our
  • Continuously monitor and improve the performance and efficiency of NLP systems through rigorous testing and optimization.
• Model Evaluation and Deployment:
  • Develop robust evaluation methodologies to assess the accuracy, precision, and recall of NLP models.
  • Manage the deployment of NLP models in production environments, considering scalability, latency, and resource constraints.
• Research and Innovation:
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in NLP research and industry trends to drive innovation within our products
  • Identify opportunities to leverage cutting-edge NLP technologies and integrate them into existing and future projects.
• Mentorship and Leadership:
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior NLP engineers, fostering a collaborative and knowledge-sharing environment.
  • Lead by example, demonstrating best practices, coding standards, and a commitment to continuous learning.

Essential Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong proficiency in programming languages like Python and frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Hugging Face Transformers.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and scalable infrastructure for deploying NLP models in production.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical thinking, and a passion for tackling challenging NLP problems.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment.
• Deep understanding of NLP concepts and techniques, including language modeling, text embeddings, and sequence-to-sequence models.

Education and/or Experience:

• Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Computational Linguistics, or a related field (Masters would be a plus).
• Hands-on experience with pre-processing, feature extraction, and data augmentation techniques for NLP tasks.
• Proven experience in end-to-end product development, having contributed to the successful launch of NLP-driven products.